The important question is not, COULD gandalf kick dumbledore’s ass, but WOULD he. Answers below.
The votes are in: Gandalf COULD, WOULD and SHOULD kick dumbledore’s ass.
OP where does Merlin fit into this equation
Merlin COULD kick Dumbledore’s ass and Gandalf COULD kick Merlin’s ass. Gandalf however WOULD and SHOULD NOT kick Merlin’s ass bcos Merlin is a sweetheart and they’d be buds.
Merlin SHOULD kick Dumbledore’s ass but WOULD NOT bcos as stated above he is a sweetheart.
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